The Dead Skin chords by
Sonata Arctica

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Key: Ab major•

Verse 1

C

C

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D

D

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It's me I hate, not you at all

C

C

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I am my own medicine,

D

D

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Turned into a poison

Verse 2

C

C

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D

D

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I think I gave you a lot,

C

C

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And not enough, I know

Tortured myself, same as you,

D

D

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Without losing my sanity.

Where's my applause?

Verse 3

E

E

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F#

F#

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I see no reason to live in Hell.

E

E

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F#

F#

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How can life make me feel

Verse 4

so incomplete?

C#m

C#m

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B

B

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F#

F#

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I had a weakness and

G#m

G#m

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F#

F#

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C#

C#

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my walls came down

C#m

C#m

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B

B

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F#

F#

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C#

C#

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C#m

C#m

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My tears won't reach the ground

B

B

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F#

F#

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G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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Burn my new wound

B

B

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I know I cannot

Verse 5

F#

F#

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G#m

G#m

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feel

F#

F#

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C#

C#

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C#m

C#m

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regret for anything

B

B

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F#

F#

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If I was numb,

C#

C#

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I'd end this once and for all

C#m

C#m

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B

B

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F#

F#

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G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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I feel the burn, still

Verse 6

E

E

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B

B

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I cannot face this day,

G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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my guards are down

E

E

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B

B

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G#

G#

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I cannot love myself, weak, sad clown

C

C

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I see myself,

Verse 7

D

D

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my fading colour

C

C

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I see no hope there,

D

D

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C

C

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where I always used to,

Verse 8

C

C

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I fear your words,

D

D

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C

C

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the things they mirror

Maybe that is all I am,

D

D

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just a reflection, please help me

Verse 9

E

E

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F#

F#

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I see no reason to live in Hell

E

E

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When you smile,

F#

F#

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you make me feel incomplete

Verse 10

C#m

C#m

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E

E

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But it's all ending,

B

B

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the clock's rewinding

G#

G#

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We don't mean anything

C#m

C#m

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to me. You think?

E

E

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B

B

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I killed this silence for us to make

G#

G#

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things right

C#m

C#m

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The words are loaded.

Verse 11

E

E

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Once connected,

B

B

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One torso, one head

C

C

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G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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One solid reason, the pain

E

E

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If love's the neck,

B

B

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G#

G#

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kept us together, and apart

E

E

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Now it's broken

Em

Em

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There is no

Verse 12

G

G

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D

D

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cast, no real salvation

B

B

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Em

Em

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When it is broken, it will stay that way

G

G

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D

D

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Believe me when I say this

B

B

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I would not if I did not care

Interlude 1

C#m

C#m

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E

E

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B

B

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G

G

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C

C

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C#m

C#m

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B

B

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F#

F#

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G

G

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B

B

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D

D

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C#m

C#m

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C

C

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E

E

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B

B

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G

G

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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G#

G#

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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G

G

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A

A

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C#m

C#m

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C

C

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G

G

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C#m

C#m

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Verse 13

C#m

C#m

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E

E

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G#m

G#m

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Tears don't mean any thing

C#

C#

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C#m

C#m

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E

E

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If we don't know when we're sorry

C#m

C#m

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E

E

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B

B

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F#

F#

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C#

C#

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No one will win today we can't play this game,

C#m

C#m

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this way

Verse 14

C#m

C#m

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G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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We cannot soar and still stay

G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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on the ground

E

E

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B

B

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Don't wanna see me, hear me,

G#

G#

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E

E

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hate me

G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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Verse 15

"Hate, hate,

G

G

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F#

F#

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B

B

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F#

F#

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hate"

Interlude 2

C#m

C#m

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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Verse 16

F#

F#

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F#m

F#m

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Jealousy's a phantom,

F#

F#

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Something that was never,

ever meant to find me

F#m

F#m

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F#

F#

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But now its pale green eyes have

C#m

C#m

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destroyed everything

Verse 17

C#m

C#m

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You know how it must hurt, and I know,

There is nothing you've done

to deserve this.

Verse 18

C#m

C#m

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Apology's a policy,

Sometimes it really has to be,

B

B

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it's kept me afloat thus far

F#

F#

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This sure

Verse 19

nuf's one nice

Loose noose, perfect times

Are we happy in this hell?

Is there someone who can measure

C#m

C#m

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Whose pain is bigger?

Interlude 3

C#m

C#m

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B

B

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F#

F#

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B

B

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A

A

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B

B

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A

A

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F#m

F#m

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F#

F#

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A

A

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G

G

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F#

F#

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E

E

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C#m

C#m

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C#m

C#m

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C#m

C#m

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C#m

C#m

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C#m

C#m

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G

G

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C#m

C#m

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D

D

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C#m

C#m

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Verse 20

E

E

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It all has ended, the clock's re-winded.

B

B

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We We don't mean

G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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anything to me. You think?

E

E

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I killed this silence for you

B

B

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G#

G#

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to end the night

C#m

C#m

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The words are loaded

Verse 21

E

E

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B

B

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Unprotected, one torso, no head

G#

G#

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C#m

C#m

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One valid reason, the life's suspended

E

E

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B

B

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If love's the neck that kept us together,

G#

G#

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and apart

Em

Em

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Now it's broken

Verse 22

G

G

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D

D

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There's no cast, no real solution

B

B

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Em

Em

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When it is broken, it will stay that way

G

G

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D

D

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Believe me when I say this

B

B

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Em

Em

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I would not if I did not care

Verse 23

G

G

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Who needs who,

D

D

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when and what the hell for?

B

B

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Em

Em

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Who wants to suffer and be hardcore?

G

G

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And who's strong enough to

D

D

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B

B

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C#m

C#m

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peel off the dead skin

Verse 24

C#m

C#m

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I cannot face this day,

B

B

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G#

G#

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my guards are down

Outro 1

C#m

C#m

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E

E

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B

B

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G#

G#

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

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E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

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C ₂

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E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

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Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

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G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

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D ₅

E ₁

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

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G ₂

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Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

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Chords

C
D
E
F#
C#m
B
G#m
C#
G#
Em
G
A
F#m

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Dead Skin by Sonata Arctica is Ab major.

The primary chords used in The Dead Skin are Db, Eb, F, G, Dm, C.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Eb, F, G, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Dead Skin is approximately 150 beats per minute.

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